2017 House Bill 5207

Change primary elections to “closed” primaries (voters declare party)

Introduced in the House

Nov. 1, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Gary Howell (R-82)

To require primary election voters to declare their party in order to get a ballot. This information on who took which ballot would be subject to disclosure under the state open records law, and the Secretary of State would also be required to post the information online (presumably as part of or alongside the current Qualified Electors File that is already available online).

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics